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In 2015-16, Scottish police forces recorded 332 offences in which a firearm was alleged to have been involved, a decrease of 7% from the number recorded in 2014-15 and the lowest number since comparable records began in 1980.

For those who are convicted in court and sentenced to custody, the average sentence in 2016-17 was around 10 months (313 days) in length. This is 7% longer than in 2015-16 and 26% longer than in
2007-08 (8 months).